Saddam Hussein complained of torture in letters to his interrogators and complained that his cell was a horrible place to spend his final days, according to documents obtained by James Meek of the New York Daily News. Read the rest of this entry »

The latest annual report by the independent U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom names 13 countries as serious violators of religious freedom. The commission expresses concern about increasing extremism in many countries, including sharp criticism for Pakistan, saying extremism poses a particular threat to religious freedom.Read the rest of this entry »